Riotto Minicourse on Inflationary Cosmology

In the minicourse we will explain the paradigm of inflationary cosmology and explore its predictions for the cosmological perturbations which are thought to be the seeds of the large-scale structure of the universe.

This minicourse will be preceded by the Workshop on Classical Gravity and Applications from August 29-31, 2022.

There is no registration fee.

Announcement:

Lecturer:

• Antonio Riotto (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Organizer:

• Riccardo Sturani (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP)

COVID-19: Fully vaccinated Brazilians and foreigners are now exempt from presenting proof of a COVID-19 test with a negative or non-detectable result. You are only required to present proof of vaccination, printed or electronically. See requirements for travelling to Brazil at https://www.latam.com/en_un/experience/coronavirus/government-restrictions/ To enter the IFT-UNESP building, you may be required to show a Covid vaccination certificate.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and USA are exempt from tourist visa. Please check here which nationals need a tourist visa to enter Brazil.

Hotel recommendation: http://www.ictp-saifr.org/hotel-recommendations-2.

How to reach the Institute: The minicourse will be held at ICTP South American Institute, located at IFT-UNESP, which is across the street from a major bus and subway terminal (Terminal Barra Funda). The address which is closer to the entrance of the IFT-UNESP building is R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, please find instructions here.